FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2025-1765 LT Case No. 42-2021-DP-95 _____________________________ M.V., FATHER OF C.B.V.G., MINOR CHILD, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County.

Stacy Morris Youmans, Judge.

Thomas J. Butler, of Thomas Butler, P.A., Miami Beach, for Appellant.

Rachel Batten, of Department of Children and Families, Brooksville, for Appellee.

Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Amanda Victoria Glass, Senior Attorney, of Statewide Guadian ad Litem, Tallahassee, for Statewide Guardian ad Litem.

November 26, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

MAKAR, SOUD, and BOATWRIGHT, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________